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Senate approves bill making supervisors criminally liable for failing to report misconduct
Summary
The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 62 to require state supervisors to report crimes and improper governmental conduct to the attorney general and auditor general; failing to report is classified as a class 6 felony under the bill. Two floor amendments aimed at narrowing or reducing penalties failed before final passage.
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 62 on final passage after debate over scope and penalty, voting 33–2 to require supervisors in state government to notify the attorney general and the auditor general when they learn of crimes or improper governmental conduct.
Senator Melhoff (State Senator), the bill’s prime sponsor, told the Senate the measure “creates [the] criminal act of knowingly failing to report criminal activity” and that the requirement applies to supervisors, not rank‑and‑file employees. He said the class 6…
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